'The Bachelorette' star Charlie Newling revealed to have an 8-year-old son

The Bachelorette star Charlie Newling confessed to Ali Oetjen that he wanted "the house with the white picket fence and I want the kids" when the show premiered three weeks ago, making him the frontrunner in her eyes.

But it seems the Sydney builder may have already ticked kids off his bucket list.

A mysterious person outed Charlie online recently, leaving a scathing post about the 31-year-old having a secret son.

"He has a child that he was hiding," said the anonymous source. "A child that was panned with his partner and now pretends that he doesn't exist!"

"Charlie keeps this part of his life very private. Some of his newer friends don't even know he has a son," a source told the publication. "I'm not surprised it hasn't been mentioned on the show, but it would be interesting to see what Ali thinks about it all."

When news broke this morning of his secret son, Charlie explained to NW magazine why he didn't tell Ali about his son, saying, "I chose not to speak publicly about my child as I wanted to ensure their privacy was protected."

Perhaps another reason he didn't tell Ali everything was because it seems he won't be the last man standing after all. New footage emerged on Saturday of the builder having an intimate dinner in Sydney with fellow reality star Dasha Gaivoronski, a contestant from Nick Cummins' season of The Bachelor.

Like Charlie, Dasha is also a single mum so the pair appeared to have bonded over more than just being on a reality show.